Theatre Kids Find Their Place in “Theater Camp”
Theatre kids are a strange breed. I know, because I was one. For a good chunk of my teen-age years, I spent Saturday nights...
Monica: A Guided Tour Through Daniel Clowes’s Mind and Library
For fans of comics, the publication this fall of a new book by Daniel Clowes, “Monica,” is a long-awaited event. Clowes, known for such...
Into the Invisible Elsewhere
Annals of Communications Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths” In his standup specials, the former “Patriot Act” host often recounts harrowing experiences he’s faced as an...
Tapping Out: My Personal Thumb War
Photo Booth Lagos, Glimpsed from Seven Vantages The latest iteration of “New Photography,” at MOMA, situates contemporary life in the Nigerian city as a...
Time-Travelling with My Father
Postscript Putin’s Deadly Revenge on Prigozhin The killing of Wagner’s leader, who is presumed dead after his private plane crashed en route to St....
Trump’s Lawyers Line Up
Letter from South Carolina The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders In isolated, poor regions of South Carolina, coming from an élite family offered a feeling...
A Newly Discovered Realm of Accomplishment for John Coltrane
Some rediscovered archival recordings by great musicians are more noteworthy for their news value than for their artistic significance. Others are treasures that extend...
How Far Can Amapiano Go?
It was opening night at the Brooklyn Mirage, a seasonal night club in East Williamsburg. In the main area, about five thousand people were...
Oppenheimer, Nullified and Vindicated
“Architect of Atomic Bomb Cleared of ‘Black Mark.’ ” That was the headline last December 18th, when the Times ran a long story on...